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...Friday, William J. Levada, former Archbishop of San Francisco, will become the first new Cardinal to be elevated by Pope Benedict XVI at a Vatican ceremony. Levada already has the Pontiff's old job maintaining Roman Catholic orthodoxy as head of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, making him the most influential U.S. prelate in history. He spoke with Time's Jeff Israely. how will you feel when you get your red hat from the Pope? Of course, I'm honored. But you also want to make sure your hat is on straight. Your new job places...
NAMED. SEAN O'MALLEY, 61, and WILLIAM LEVADA, 69, as Cardinals, along with 13 other prelates from around the world; by Pope Benedict XVI, who said he wanted to "reflect the universality of the church"; in Vatican City. O'Malley and Levada, the former bishops of Boston and San Francisco, respectively, played key roles in responding to the clergy abuse scandal...
DIED. ARCHBISHOP PAUL MARCINKUS, 84, scrappy Chicago priest who rose to head the Vatican Bank and retired after being connected to one of the biggest financial scandals in Italian history; in Sun City, Ariz. Following the looting of $1.3 billion from another Italian bank, in which the Vatican held a major share, Marcinkus faced charges as an accessory to the crime. Though the Holy See would not permit his arrest--and he and the Vatican maintained his innocence--it paid $250 million as a "goodwill settlement" of the case...
...cardinal, by Pope Benedict XVI; in Rome. Zen, whose role in mass pro-democracy marches helped to hasten the resignation of former Hong Kong Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa last year, will be elevated on March 24 along with 14 other Catholic leaders. Zen's selection, which signals the Vatican's growing interest in the spiritual needs of China's millions of Catholics, was greeted by a Chinese government statement that "religious figures should not interfere with politics...
...DIED. ARCHBISHOP PAUL MARCINKUS, 84, scrappy Chicago priest who rose to head of the Vatican Bank and retired after being connected to one of the biggest financial scandals in Italian history; in Sun City, Arizona. Following the looting of $1.3 billion from another Italian bank, in which the Vatican held a major share, Marcinkus faced charges as an accessory to the crime. Though the Holy See would not permit his arrest?and he and the Vatican maintained his innocence?it paid $250 million as a "goodwill settlement" of the case...